De Blasio Scheduled to Arrive in Rome Sunday

Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bratton speak at a news conference on Friday afternoon about a man who died in police custody, which ultimately led the mayor to delay his vacation.

John Taggart for The Wall Street

ROME — Mayor Bill de Blasio and his family are scheduled to arrive in Italy Sunday morning — after delaying their departure by one day — and to meet with the capital city’s mayor.

Mr. de Blasio, first lady Chirlane McCray, and the couple’s children, Dante and Chiara, have plans to meet with Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino Sunday evening, according to Mr. de Blasio’s public schedule.

On Monday, Mr. de Blasio is to meet with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini. Later in the day, the mayor and his family plan to meet with former Integration Minister Cécile Kyenge.

Mr. de Blasio and his family were scheduled to leave New York Friday night but ended up delaying their departure so that the mayor could deal with the controversial death of a Staten Island man in police custody.

“The city’s business comes first and the mayor has always said he’s prepared to make alterations to his schedule if circumstances require it,” said Phil Walzak, the mayor’s spokesman, who is already in Rome.

Mr. de Blasio is now slated to leave New York Saturday evening.

Mr. Walzak said the primary purpose of the trip is a family vacation, but he said the mayor hopes the meetings with government officials are fruitful.

“Obviously, the mayor of New York is an international figure and there’s obviously many things to discuss, be it economic policy, cultural affairs,” he said.